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Mountains of the Moon (1990)

Film · 1990 · 136 min · R · Adventure · Drama · History

Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.

The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.

Directed by Bob Rafelson

Starring Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, John Savident, James Villiers, Adrian Rawlins, Peter Vaughan

Release dates in the United States

In cinemas16 February 1990
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Physical releaseNot listed
First release anywhere16 February 1990

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